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  • Offline keefcambs   gb

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    Ride NC 500 Nov 2020
    on: Nov 11, 2020, 10.05 am
    Nov 11, 2020, 10.05 am
    Bored and nothing to do I looked at the weather map for the Highlands and the route NC500 picked my dates and went:

    Peterborough to Inverness about 480 Miles - Over night Travel lodge
    Inverness to Lochinver - Overnight B&B - About 230 Miles
    Lockinver to Inverness - Over night Travel lodge - About 270 Miles
    Inverness to Peterborough - Left at 08:00 filled up at Perth then Scotch Corner - arrived home at 16:30

    During the whole trip I saw one other bike 1250 GS two up
    Roads were clear
    Roads were dry
    Look out for gravel on the corners / leaf's / look at your sat nav ref tightness of bends / some blind hills / ride to conditions
    Saw no police
    Petrol is not an issue
    Sat Nav 6  worked fine for the whole trip

    Some photos posted in gallery  :152:

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    Re: Ride NC 500 Nov 2020
    Reply #1 on: Nov 11, 2020, 11.22 am
    Nov 11, 2020, 11.22 am
    Brave man - NC500 in November- Brrr! Bet you didn't suffer too many hold-ups with the tourists! Pictures look great.

    Dave T

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    Re: Ride NC 500 Nov 2020
    Reply #2 on: Jan 07, 2021, 01.20 am
    Jan 07, 2021, 01.20 am
    KEEFCAMBS - Agree that NC500 is a great road trip with gorgeous scenery - especially as you ride westward. Did you stay at Torguish House B&B in Inverness by any chance? Recommended!

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    Re: Ride NC 500 Nov 2020
    Reply #3 on: Jan 07, 2021, 03.33 pm
    Jan 07, 2021, 03.33 pm
    No I stayed at the Travelodge right beside the main in / out going road - load of food places around there as well.

    HINT - NC500
    If I was to do it again I would do
    Inverness A9
    A836 Bonar Bridge
    Lairg
    A838 - Laxford Bridge - and then down the LHS

    Over night stop at Tarradh Rooms at Lochinver - Colin the guy who runs it understands bikers  :821:

    All good

     



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